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“Readers usually ignore the typographic interface, gliding comfortably along literacy's habitual groove. Sometimes, however, the interface should be allowed to fail. By making itself evident, typography can illuminate the construction and identity of a page, screen, place or product.”
Source : Ellen Lupton (2014). “Thinking with Type”, p.99, Chronicle Books
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“As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no organic material at all, so as to be independent of both these conditions, would be increasingly felt.”
Source : "The World, the Flesh and the Devil: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul". Book by John Desmond Bernal, 1929.
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“We were made to enjoy music, to enjoy beautiful sunsets, to enjoy looking at the billows of the sea and to be thrilled with a rose that is bedecked with dew… Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful... and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things.”
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“The time has come, everybody lie down so you won't get hurt when the sun bursts.”
Source : Neal Cassady (2005). “Collected Letters, 1944-1967”, p.145, Penguin
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“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.”
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“If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.”
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“I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.”
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“A squirrel attacked me. I got attacked by a squirrel in Battersea Park. They're dangerous. It's rare. I've torn most of the ligaments in my knee. So no football for me. It's early retirement now. I've got a floating knee-cap!”
